Precis: Marshall Ramsey, a political cartoonist, implies that he and many other people do not have faith in Congress anymore. He develpos his statement by showing Santa Claus, the ultimate believer in everything, sitting on Congress's lap saying he doesn't believe in them, and if he doesn't believe in them, then no ones does. His purpose is to illustrate how the behavior from Congress is not what is making non-believers out of believers in order to show that Congress is diminishing the confidence of the American people rather than building it up. Ramsey develops a realtionship with his audience by using a common figure, Santa Claus, to show that even someone as sweet as him cannot believe in the corruptness of Congress anymore.
Personal Commentary: When I saw this cartoon I literally laughed out loud. It was funny at first just to see Santa sitting on someone's lap, when its usually the other way around. But then when I read what Santa was saying, it made it even funnier. And the statement is true for a lot of people. The fact that they used Santa as the figure though, was perfect. Especially since it is Christmas time, this was a great way to show how the biggest believer for a lot of people, cannot believe in our Congress.
REHUGO #2
Citation:"Political Cartoons November 2011 - US News and World Report." US News & World Report | News & Rankings | Best Colleges, Best Hospitals, and more. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. <http://www.usnews.com/opinion/photos/political-cartoons-november-2011/38>. Category: Political Cartoon
Precis: Gary Markstein, a political cartoonist, asserts that bankers and big businessmen are only concerned for themselves and want more money. He develpos his statement by showing the businessmen doing exactly what the protestors say they are doing: nothing. His purpose is to show how the big businessmen think so highly of themselves and how much the protestors detest that in order to show how accurately the protestos capture the essecne of the businessmen. Markstein develops a relationship with his audience by proving that the protestors were right about the businessmen and how the businessmen really do not care how they are affecting the people of America.
Personal Commentary: This cartoon is so accurate. With what the businessmen are saying, is proves so well that the people are right. And the businessmen have to know what we think of them, and they obviously don't care. When I read this cartoon I liked how I knew what the topic was and was able to understand it, and liked how perfectly the cartoon portrayed it's very clear point: the insensitivity of the "big businessmen."
REHUGO #3
Citation:"Political Cartoons November 2011 - US News and World Report." US News & World Report | News & Rankings | Best Colleges, Best Hospitals, and more. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. <http://www.usnews.com/opinion/photos/political-cartoons-november-2011/33>. Category: Political Cartoon
Precis: Drew Sheneman, a political cartoonist, implies that while Newt is the front runner right now, the cadidates are almost rotating leadership positions on the campaign front. He develops his purpose by showing how luxurious and royal the front runner chair seems, but when you look at it more closely it's a spring loaded ejector seat. Sheneman's purpose is to show how the Republican candidates roate the lead candidate position so often in order to show that they shouldn't feel too special or think this will be a long lasting position if they are the front runner. His intended audience is anyone who is keeping up with the Republican candidates, showing how the public keep changing their mind on who they think the best candidate for the Republican party is.
Personal Commentary: I really liked this cartoon. It is a good way to show how tight the competition is between the Republican candidates. It was a creative way to show the competition.
Precis: Dan Wasserman, a political cartoonist, implies that the supercommitee cannot agree on anything, even simple terms. He develops his purpose by having the committee member's dialogue about the topic of food, and how deciding what to eat is a strugge for them to come to an agreement and answer to. Wasserman's purpose is to show how if the supercommittee cannot agree on a simple topic such as dinner, then they will never be able to come to an agreement on a larger, more important legislative issue in order to show the stubbornness of the supercommittee. His intended audience is anyone keeping up with politics to let them know that the decision making process with the supercommittee is never easy.
Personal Commentary: This cartoon has a perfect pinpoint to the stubbornness of the supercommittee. If they cannont make a decision on their legislative topics then maybe someone else needs to step in and help so they can actually get something done. It' not helping the nation when we are in this stalemate.
Precis: Gary Marstein, a political cartoonist, claims that Mitt Romney changes his veiwpoint on issues based on what he thinks the particular audience would like to hear. He develops his purpose by answering the reporter's question with a question which shows that Romney wants to answer any questions the way the audience wants to hear. Markstein's purpose is to explain how Romney does not take a stand on issues in order to please whatever audience he may be speaking to. His intended auidence is people who are Romney supporters to show that he only is on your side to get your vote and may not actually take that stand on the issue.
Personal Commentary: If Mitt Romeny cannot take a stand on an issue, then he shouldn't be running for president. I understand you need the popular ote, but by lying ot people isn't a good way to start off. People aren't going to be able to trust him if he does become president, which is a big problem.
Precis: Paresh Nath, a political cartoonist, asserts that the U.S. needs to pull the troops out of Iraq as soon as possible so we stop spending money on the war. He develops his by showing how fat the "Iraq War" is and how we keep feeding the war which shows how we've spent too much money on the war. His purpose is to, again, show how much money the U.S. has spent on the war in order to show people how mouch time and money we have invested and that it needs to stop. His intended audience is anyone concerned with the financial crisis in the U.S. and especially family memebers of soldiers so they get to see their loved ones soon.
Personal Commentary: This cartoon has a really good message. We need to stop spending money on something we can't fully control and need to get our troops home so they can see their families again. They have done their duty so they need to come home.
Precis: Patrick Chappatte, a political cartoonist, claims the our world has become less and less concerend about the carbon dioxide emissions going into our atmosphere. He develops his purpose by providing a graph of the carbon dioxide emissions from 2008-2010 and has dialogue which helps develop how disappointed the man is about our expectations on trying to lower greenhouse gas emissions. His urpose is to make people more aware of the carbon dioxde emmissions and letting people know that is hasn't just disappeared in order to get people to try and reduce what they can to make the emissions smaller and try to spread the word abotut reducing the gas. His intended audience is anyone who is concerend about the greehouse gas effects and trying to hint to those people to spread the word of the issue.
Personal Commentary: The greenhouse gas effect has really been tucked way. It was a big deal a few years ago but people have forgotten about it. And it needs to be addressed because if it gets worse, it willl have detramental effects to our world.
Precis: Clay Bennett, a political cartoonist, asserts that no one in Europe wants to help Greece with their financial crisis because they don't want to go into a recession either. He develops his purpose by having the Greece statue holding a discus with "debt" written on it and all of the other countries in Europe dcuking so they won't get hit which shows how the other countires do not want to get involved with Greece's crisis. His purpose is to show how the other countrires are only looking out for themselves, bot for the country in need in order to show that maybe if the other countries did help, Greece would get out of the recession sooner. His intended audience is the other countries in Europe and is trying to get them to help Greece, or the U.S. government to try and get the other countries in Europe to help Greece.
Personal Commentary: I thought this was a very creative way to portray this situatio in Greece. It is a good way to get the message out in a way for everyone to understand the situation.
Precis: Olle Johansson, a political cartoonist, implies that Putlin is oblivious to the people in his country and doesn't want to admit that his people do not like him anymore. He develops his purpose by having Pulin out of earshot of all the protests that have been going on, so he doesn't know what he people are saying and complaining about and thinks everything is going fine. His purpose is to show how ignorant Putin is in order to show that he needs to face reality and take all the criticism so that maybe it can help him in his political campaign. His intended audience is anyone who is keeping up to date with the Moscow protests.
Personal Commentary: I think this is a good way to explain the situation going on. It shows how oblivious Putin is to what his people are saying about him and how you would think he would be totally "in the know" about what is going on.
Precis: Steve Sack, a political cartoonist, claims that Putin rigged the presidential voting box. His purpose is developed by all of the stuffed animals and then with the dialogue and Putin pointing to the "Russian Ballots" box, which shows how he supposedly rigged the votes. His purpose is to show how Putin only cares about becoming president again and not about the well-being of his country in order to how his selfishness. His intended audience is anyone who is keepoing up with the Russian news and anyone in Russia who knows about the rigging and wants them to be aware of the situation.
Personal Commentary: When I first read this I laughedd. It was a funny, and true way to explain the situation. It was comical, but serious in trying to get its point across.
Citation: "Political Cartoons November 2011 - US News and World Report." US News & World Report | News & Rankings | Best Colleges, Best Hospitals, and more. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. <http://www.usnews.com/opinion/photos/political-cartoons-november-2011/47>.Category: Political Cartoon
Precis: Marshall Ramsey, a political cartoonist, implies that he and many other people do not have faith in Congress anymore. He develpos his statement by showing Santa Claus, the ultimate believer in everything, sitting on Congress's lap saying he doesn't believe in them, and if he doesn't believe in them, then no ones does. His purpose is to illustrate how the behavior from Congress is not what is making non-believers out of believers in order to show that Congress is diminishing the confidence of the American people rather than building it up. Ramsey develops a realtionship with his audience by using a common figure, Santa Claus, to show that even someone as sweet as him cannot believe in the corruptness of Congress anymore.
Personal Commentary: When I saw this cartoon I literally laughed out loud. It was funny at first just to see Santa sitting on someone's lap, when its usually the other way around. But then when I read what Santa was saying, it made it even funnier. And the statement is true for a lot of people. The fact that they used Santa as the figure though, was perfect. Especially since it is Christmas time, this was a great way to show how the biggest believer for a lot of people, cannot believe in our Congress.
REHUGO #2
Citation:"Political Cartoons November 2011 - US News and World Report." US News & World Report | News & Rankings | Best Colleges, Best Hospitals, and more. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. <http://www.usnews.com/opinion/photos/political-cartoons-november-2011/38>.Category: Political Cartoon
Precis: Gary Markstein, a political cartoonist, asserts that bankers and big businessmen are only concerned for themselves and want more money. He develpos his statement by showing the businessmen doing exactly what the protestors say they are doing: nothing. His purpose is to show how the big businessmen think so highly of themselves and how much the protestors detest that in order to show how accurately the protestos capture the essecne of the businessmen. Markstein develops a relationship with his audience by proving that the protestors were right about the businessmen and how the businessmen really do not care how they are affecting the people of America.
Personal Commentary: This cartoon is so accurate. With what the businessmen are saying, is proves so well that the people are right. And the businessmen have to know what we think of them, and they obviously don't care. When I read this cartoon I liked how I knew what the topic was and was able to understand it, and liked how perfectly the cartoon portrayed it's very clear point: the insensitivity of the "big businessmen."
REHUGO #3
Citation:"Political Cartoons November 2011 - US News and World Report." US News & World Report | News & Rankings | Best Colleges, Best Hospitals, and more. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. <http://www.usnews.com/opinion/photos/political-cartoons-november-2011/33>.Category: Political Cartoon
Precis: Drew Sheneman, a political cartoonist, implies that while Newt is the front runner right now, the cadidates are almost rotating leadership positions on the campaign front. He develops his purpose by showing how luxurious and royal the front runner chair seems, but when you look at it more closely it's a spring loaded ejector seat. Sheneman's purpose is to show how the Republican candidates roate the lead candidate position so often in order to show that they shouldn't feel too special or think this will be a long lasting position if they are the front runner. His intended audience is anyone who is keeping up with the Republican candidates, showing how the public keep changing their mind on who they think the best candidate for the Republican party is.
Personal Commentary: I really liked this cartoon. It is a good way to show how tight the competition is between the Republican candidates. It was a creative way to show the competition.
REHUGO #4
Citation: "Political Cartoons November 2011 - US News and World Report." US News & World Report | News & Rankings | Best Colleges, Best Hospitals, and more. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. <http://www.usnews.com/opinion/photos/political-cartoons-november-2011/34>.Category: Political Cartoon
Precis: Dan Wasserman, a political cartoonist, implies that the supercommitee cannot agree on anything, even simple terms. He develops his purpose by having the committee member's dialogue about the topic of food, and how deciding what to eat is a strugge for them to come to an agreement and answer to. Wasserman's purpose is to show how if the supercommittee cannot agree on a simple topic such as dinner, then they will never be able to come to an agreement on a larger, more important legislative issue in order to show the stubbornness of the supercommittee. His intended audience is anyone keeping up with politics to let them know that the decision making process with the supercommittee is never easy.
Personal Commentary: This cartoon has a perfect pinpoint to the stubbornness of the supercommittee. If they cannont make a decision on their legislative topics then maybe someone else needs to step in and help so they can actually get something done. It' not helping the nation when we are in this stalemate.
REHUGO #5
Citation: "Political Cartoons November 2011 - US News and World Report." US News & World Report | News & Rankings | Best Colleges, Best Hospitals, and more. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. <http://www.usnews.com/opinion/photos/political-cartoons-november-2011/30>.Category: Political Cartoon
Precis: Gary Marstein, a political cartoonist, claims that Mitt Romney changes his veiwpoint on issues based on what he thinks the particular audience would like to hear. He develops his purpose by answering the reporter's question with a question which shows that Romney wants to answer any questions the way the audience wants to hear. Markstein's purpose is to explain how Romney does not take a stand on issues in order to please whatever audience he may be speaking to. His intended auidence is people who are Romney supporters to show that he only is on your side to get your vote and may not actually take that stand on the issue.
Personal Commentary: If Mitt Romeny cannot take a stand on an issue, then he shouldn't be running for president. I understand you need the popular ote, but by lying ot people isn't a good way to start off. People aren't going to be able to trust him if he does become president, which is a big problem.
REHUGO #6
Citation: Nath, Paresh. "PoliticalCartoons.com Cartoon." PoliticalCartoons.com Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2011. <http://politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/d7203a89-c708-4f78-b179-d3c7e83bd17b.html>.Category: Political Cartoon
Precis: Paresh Nath, a political cartoonist, asserts that the U.S. needs to pull the troops out of Iraq as soon as possible so we stop spending money on the war. He develops his by showing how fat the "Iraq War" is and how we keep feeding the war which shows how we've spent too much money on the war. His purpose is to, again, show how much money the U.S. has spent on the war in order to show people how mouch time and money we have invested and that it needs to stop. His intended audience is anyone concerned with the financial crisis in the U.S. and especially family memebers of soldiers so they get to see their loved ones soon.
Personal Commentary: This cartoon has a really good message. We need to stop spending money on something we can't fully control and need to get our troops home so they can see their families again. They have done their duty so they need to come home.
REHUGO #7
Citation: Chappatte, Patrick. "PoliticalCartoons.com Cartoon." PoliticalCartoons.com Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2011. <http://politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/a251aa8d-330a-4525-ac29-934f7e5d9aaf.html>.Category: Political Cartoon
Precis: Patrick Chappatte, a political cartoonist, claims the our world has become less and less concerend about the carbon dioxide emissions going into our atmosphere. He develops his purpose by providing a graph of the carbon dioxide emissions from 2008-2010 and has dialogue which helps develop how disappointed the man is about our expectations on trying to lower greenhouse gas emissions. His urpose is to make people more aware of the carbon dioxde emmissions and letting people know that is hasn't just disappeared in order to get people to try and reduce what they can to make the emissions smaller and try to spread the word abotut reducing the gas. His intended audience is anyone who is concerend about the greehouse gas effects and trying to hint to those people to spread the word of the issue.
Personal Commentary: The greenhouse gas effect has really been tucked way. It was a big deal a few years ago but people have forgotten about it. And it needs to be addressed because if it gets worse, it willl have detramental effects to our world.
REHUGO #8
Citation: Bennett, Clay. "Greece Debt Crisis - Political Cartoon." Political Humor - Jokes Satire and Political Cartoons. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2011. <http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/politicalcartoons/ig/Political-Cartoons/Greece-Crisis.htm>.Category: Political Cartoon
Precis: Clay Bennett, a political cartoonist, asserts that no one in Europe wants to help Greece with their financial crisis because they don't want to go into a recession either. He develops his purpose by having the Greece statue holding a discus with "debt" written on it and all of the other countries in Europe dcuking so they won't get hit which shows how the other countires do not want to get involved with Greece's crisis. His purpose is to show how the other countrires are only looking out for themselves, bot for the country in need in order to show that maybe if the other countries did help, Greece would get out of the recession sooner. His intended audience is the other countries in Europe and is trying to get them to help Greece, or the U.S. government to try and get the other countries in Europe to help Greece.
Personal Commentary: I thought this was a very creative way to portray this situatio in Greece. It is a good way to get the message out in a way for everyone to understand the situation.
REHUGO #9
Citation: Johansson, Olle. "PoliticalCartoons.com Cartoon." PoliticalCartoons.com Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2011. <http://politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/0a0e3b64-b6af-47e0-a018-dc935337cc38.html>.Category: Political Cartoon
Precis: Olle Johansson, a political cartoonist, implies that Putlin is oblivious to the people in his country and doesn't want to admit that his people do not like him anymore. He develops his purpose by having Pulin out of earshot of all the protests that have been going on, so he doesn't know what he people are saying and complaining about and thinks everything is going fine. His purpose is to show how ignorant Putin is in order to show that he needs to face reality and take all the criticism so that maybe it can help him in his political campaign. His intended audience is anyone who is keeping up to date with the Moscow protests.
Personal Commentary: I think this is a good way to explain the situation going on. It shows how oblivious Putin is to what his people are saying about him and how you would think he would be totally "in the know" about what is going on.
REHUGO #10
Citation: Sack, Steve. "Russian Vote Fraud - Political Cartoon." Political Humor - Jokes Satire and Political Cartoons. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2011. <http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/politicalcartoons/ig/Political-Cartoons/Russian-Vote-Fraud.htm>.Category: Political Cartoon
Precis: Steve Sack, a political cartoonist, claims that Putin rigged the presidential voting box. His purpose is developed by all of the stuffed animals and then with the dialogue and Putin pointing to the "Russian Ballots" box, which shows how he supposedly rigged the votes. His purpose is to show how Putin only cares about becoming president again and not about the well-being of his country in order to how his selfishness. His intended audience is anyone who is keepoing up with the Russian news and anyone in Russia who knows about the rigging and wants them to be aware of the situation.
Personal Commentary: When I first read this I laughedd. It was a funny, and true way to explain the situation. It was comical, but serious in trying to get its point across.